Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10.11.2015 Wow – the expectation that hung in the air of the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was palpable. Sure, Fleetwood Mac have played Australia in semi-recent […]
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Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond BEC 03.11.15 There’s no doubting Neil Diamond’s stature at the upper echelon of great songwriters and performers. This writer has been watching Diamond bring his mix of top
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS This year, They Might Be Giants set themselves an unenviable task. For the entire calendar year, they would write, record and release one brand new song
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Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam Directed By: Guillermo Del Toro Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] The end of October proves an interesting time
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams Brisbane Entertainment Centre September 17. We live in an age when the word “brilliant” tends to be so overused that it loses any cache or true meaning. 41-year-old
William Shatner
William Shatner 11.09.2015 QPAC William Shatner began his current Australian tour playing to a full house in Brisbane. Dubbed Shatner’s World … We Just Live In It, the show sees
The Martian
The Martian Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Michael Pena Directed By: Ridley Scott Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Well, that was convenient timing, wasn’t it? NASA announces a breakthrough
A State of Grace
A State of Grace: The Music of Tim and Jeff Buckley QPAC 25.09.2015 You’d have to have balls of steel to produce a concert these days. Let’s face it, there’s
Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
Thanks to our good friends at 20th Century Fox we have 10 double passes to give away to a preview screening of Maze Runner: Scorch Trials this Wednesday night! Date: Wed 9
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We Are Your Friends
We Are Your Friends Starring: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Wes Bentley Directed By: Max Joseph Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 2/5] A new genre is emerging. Whether you like it
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Holding the Man
Holding the Man Starring: Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce Directed By: Neil Armfield Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4.5/5] I don’t know about you, but I feel
Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton Starring: Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti Directed By: F. Gary Gray Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Biopics are an interesting beast. Depending
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Vacation
Vacation Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins Directed By: Jonathan M. Goldstein & John Francis Daley Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 2.5/5] All aboard the ‘Nostalgia Train’,
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Hugh Grant Directed By: Guy Ritchie Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] I don’t know about anyone
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Lovs é Blur
FRESH from a delightfully cathartic bout of agoraphobia, I began to venture, mouse-like, into the Brisbane indie scene somewhere around Expo ’88. Three memories stand out, like mountainous peaks… One.
Grounded
Two years ago Libby Munro set QTC alight with her part in David Ives’ Venus In Fur. ‘Set alight’ isn’t some naff metaphor. Literally, if the actress had turned it
Trainwreck
Trainwreck Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton, LeBron James Directed By: Judd Apatow Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating:3.5/5] We’re over the half-way point in the year now,
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] Tom Cruise cops
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevigne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith Directed By: Jake Schreier Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 3/5] ‘Tween’ movies over the last couple of years have
Ant-Man
Ant-Man Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll Directed By: Peyton Reed Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Ant-Man may just be Marvel’s riskiest venture yet. Last year’s
Magic Mike XXL
Magic Mike XXL Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer Directed By: Gregory Jacobs Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 3/5] When the first Magic Mike film came out in 2012
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys Starring: Jai Courtney, Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke Directed By: Alan Taylor Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 2/5] It’s starting to feel like the pre-amble to most
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Ted 2
Ted 2 Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Seth MacFarlane Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Review by Brendan Dousi [rating: 2/5] Have you ever looked at the latest listings at your local
The Sports
The Sports: Reckless (Expanded Edition) (Festival /Warner) [rating: 4.5/5] The Sports: Don’t Throw Stones (Expanded Edition) (Festival/Warner) [rating: 4.5/5] The Sports made four superb albums between 1978 and 1981. On
Jurassic World
Jurassic World Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Vincent D’Onofrio Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Review by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 3.5/5] I’m going to have to apologise
Aloha/Bradley Cooper/Emma Stone Q&A
Aloha is the latest film from acclaimed director Cameron Crowe (Fast Times at Ridgemont High/Jerry McGuire). His new film, set in Hawaii, stars Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper. Here’s a
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Aloha
Aloha Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski, Bill Murray Directed by: Cameron Crowe Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 2.5/5] It’s big hollywood blockbuster season and I bet
Todd Sampson/Redesign My Brain
Todd Sampson is back with a second series of Redesign My Brain. Series 2 brings Todd some extraordinary challenges where he uses science and adventure to demonstrate what the human
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TV On The Radio
TV On The Radio are heading to Australia for a string of shows (both festivals and clubs). They’re touring on the back of a terrific new record Seeds. Sean Sennett caught
America
AMERICA Jupiters 16.05.2015 America at Jupiters on the Gold Coast! You don’t get much more “Vegas on the GC” than that. The show room, which is very plush, is packed
Poltergeist
Poltergeist Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt Directed By: Gil Kenan Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [ Rating: 2.5/5] It’s happening again, it has become the most common thing in today’s film industry.
SPANDAU BALLET
SPANDAU BALLET BEC 13.05.2015 Spandau Ballet made their first, post-heyday return, to Australia about five years ago in the company of Tears For Fears. Then, the pairing made for a